"writing on the wall" 怎么发音
expression
RY-ting on thuh WALL
RY-ting on the WALL
释义
A clear sign or warning that something bad or unwanted is going to happen soon.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwɔɫ
英式英语
ɹˈaɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈɔːl
简化发音
美式
RY-ting on thuh WALL
英式
RY-ting on the WALL
语境中听
After the last meeting, I saw the writing on the wall.
Many employees ignored the writing on the wall about company changes.
The empty store shelves were the writing on the wall.
Everyone could see the writing on the wall, but nobody wanted to talk about layoffs.